teaching resource

Earth Watch: Drowning in Plastic - Comprehension Worksheet

Updated: 18 May 2023

Practice reading comprehension skills and learn about microplastic pollution in our oceans with a reading comprehension activity.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 2 - 6

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7

Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which...
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
1. Anchor Standards
2. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading

ELAR 4.6(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 4.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 4.7(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
ELAR 4.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 4.9(D)(i)

The central idea with supporting evidence;
ELAR 4.10(C)

Analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
Science 3.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms and environme...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 3
Science 3.1(B)

Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources by recycling or reusing materials such as paper, aluminum cans, and plastics.
Science 3.7

Earth and space. The student knows that Earth consists of natural resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) explore and record how soils are formed by weathering of rock and the decomposition of plant...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 3
Science 3.7(C)

Explore the characteristics of natural resources that make them useful in products and materials such as clothing and furniture and how resources may be conserved.
Science 4.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations, following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms ...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 4
Science 4.1(B)

Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources and reusing and recycling of materials such as paper, aluminum, glass, cans, and plastic.
Science 4.7

Earth and space. The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and abili...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 4
Science 4.7(C)

Identify and classify Earth's renewable resources, including air, plants, water, and animals, and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, and the importance of conservation.
Science 5.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms a...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 5
Science 5.1(B)

Make informed choices in the conservation, disposal, and recycling of materials.
Science 6.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts laboratory and field investigations following safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: ...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 6
Science 6.1(B)

Practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials.

teaching resource

Earth Watch: Drowning in Plastic - Comprehension Worksheet

Updated: 18 May 2023

Practice reading comprehension skills and learn about microplastic pollution in our oceans with a reading comprehension activity.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 2 - 6

Practice reading comprehension skills and learn about microplastic pollution in our oceans with a reading comprehension activity.

Environmentally Friendly Reading Passages for Fourth Grade and Up

Are you preparing for your Earth Day lessons? Or maybe you’re midway through your unit on Sustainability, and you need something to help you blend a bit more reading into your science block. We’ve got everything you need to help you teach your students about the ecological disaster known as microplastics.

Help your students learn this critical information and show them what they can do to help the problem with our printable reading comprehension passage and worksheets about microplastics and their effects on ocean wildlife. This resource download includes

Drowning in Plastic Reading Passage (4th-5th grade level)
Vocabulary Building Worksheet
10 Question reading comprehension activity including multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, constructed response, and true/false questions.

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Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7

Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which...
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
1. Anchor Standards
2. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading

ELAR 4.6(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 4.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 4.7(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
ELAR 4.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 4.9(D)(i)

The central idea with supporting evidence;
ELAR 4.10(C)

Analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
Science 3.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms and environme...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 3
Science 3.1(B)

Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources by recycling or reusing materials such as paper, aluminum cans, and plastics.
Science 3.7

Earth and space. The student knows that Earth consists of natural resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) explore and record how soils are formed by weathering of rock and the decomposition of plant...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 3
Science 3.7(C)

Explore the characteristics of natural resources that make them useful in products and materials such as clothing and furniture and how resources may be conserved.
Science 4.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations, following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms ...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 4
Science 4.1(B)

Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources and reusing and recycling of materials such as paper, aluminum, glass, cans, and plastic.
Science 4.7

Earth and space. The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: (1) examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and abili...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 4
Science 4.7(C)

Identify and classify Earth's renewable resources, including air, plants, water, and animals, and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, and the importance of conservation.
Science 5.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: (1) Organisms a...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 5
Science 5.1(B)

Make informed choices in the conservation, disposal, and recycling of materials.
Science 6.1

Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts laboratory and field investigations following safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to: ...
1. TEKS Science
2. TEKS Science 6
Science 6.1(B)

Practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials.

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